Extra, Extra

- Americans may not win World Cups, but we do seem to have knack for winning the Tour de France.
- A former Law & Order makeup artist is suing NBC for blacklisting her after she pointed out sexual harassment on the set.
- Ask the MTA Chairman a silly question, get an answer.
- The Times explores the politics of the Sabbath elevator.
- Two's a trend: Just like a robbery on July 9, two female clerks making a shift change at the Beverley Road Q station in Brooklyn were robbed yesterday at 5. A.M.
- Three cops were shot yesterday in friendly fire as the officers tried to subdue a pit bull. They are all doing ok. The pit bull is dead.
- The Times discovers The Ling: “'Rudabega!' she began. 'This is maj awk. And the def of typ. Ashley gets away with everything. But I get caught the first time. And it is the first time — I prom. I prom, madre. So true. I’m sor. I’m really sor.'”
- And on the topic of abbreviations, remember J. Lo? Remember when she went to jail with her then man P. Diddy - or was he Puff then? We've forgotten.
- "Not a day goes by that I don't think of Ming. I'm still hurting, hurting everyday." So says the man, three years later, who used to keep a 400-pound-tiger in his Harlem apartment.

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By Garth Johnston in Miscellaneous on July 23, 2006 6:04 PM

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Victoria

I also can't believe how he just blew off the question about the heat in the stations.

Me too!!

nick

"doesn't everybody have the subway map committed to memory?"

uh.. no.

Stevennnn

The MTA should give full time college students a discount like NJ transit does. :-/

Toby

1. I recall reading that the original IRT had some sort of ventalation system, but it was removed when the original subway entrances (a replica can be seen at Astor Place) were deemed "old fashioned" and taken away despite the fact they were a critical part of the ventalation system.

2. Doesn't everyone have the subway map committed to memory?

3. I hope we can get an answer to the question how many bags of groceries can you get in the head of the MTA head's fancy Italian sports car.

schmod

seconded on the maps.

it's also pretty ridiculous that most subway platforms don't have maps on the platforms (past the turnstiles).

likewise, every train and platform should also have the list of stops that the specific train is making. Being somewhat new to the city, I can't tell you how unnerving this can be.

I also can't believe how he just blew off the question about the heat in the stations. Increasing ventilation between the stations and the tunnels would be cheap, and would cool the stations quite a bit (think of that breeze that comes right when the train arrives)

interlard

Oh yeah, and as for the Sabbath elevator, just because you don't press any buttons, doesn't mean you're not using electricity.

God sees everything, and (s)he wants you to haul your lazy carcass up the stairs.

interlard

Oh shoot! I wish I'd sent in a question to "transit chief" Peter Kalikow. I'd have asked them to print up a couple of extra maps to put in the subway cars, instead of just 2 (if you're lucky), at opposite ends of the car.

Y'know, like a NORMAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM WOULD HAVE.

Brian Van Nieuwenhoven

William Safire is on vacation.

Really? I thought you'd have to kill him in order to get something like that printed in the Times.